InfoScale 7.4.1 installation requires bourne package on Solaris 11.4 system

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Description

Error Message

   Estimated time remaining: (mm:ss) 0:00                                                                               8 of 8

 

    Checking system communication ........................................................................................ Done

    Checking release compatibility ....................................................................................... Done

    Checking installed product ........................................................................................... Done

    Checking platform version ............................................................................................ Done

    Checking prerequisite patches and packages ......................................................................... Failed

    Checking file system free space ...................................................................................... Done

    Checking configured component ........................................................................................ Done

    Performing product prechecks ......................................................................................... Done

 

It mentions that boune package is required as below.

 

The following required OS packages were not found on bait-sol11x86-1:

        bourne

 

Depending on SRU, uucp package also may be required.

 

Cause

Some InfoScale components use the /usr/sunos/bin/sh file and the /var/spool/locks directory. In Solaris 11.4, the /usr/sunos/bin/sh file is part of the bourne package and the /var/spool/locks directory is part of the uucp package. For the prior Solaris releases, this file and directory were included in the core-os package. As these files are no longer available in the core-os package, uucp and bourne packages are needs to be installed for solaris 11.4.

 

NOTE1: (Updated in October 2020) For example, in SRU23 (11.4.23.69.3), the uucp package has been obsoleted and the /var/spool/locks directory is now provided by the core-os package again. So uucp package is no longer required.

When it is difficult to identify which packages are required, just follow prerequisite checker. If some required packages are missing on the system, the checker report them.

 

Resolution

The installer then offers three options. You can select one.

 

     1)  Install the missing required OS packages with pkg, if pkg is configured on the systems

     2)  Install the missing required OS packages manually, (detailed steps are provided)

     3)  Do not install the missing required OS packages

 

If you select 1), the installation of the missing packages will start. Alternatively, the packages can be installed manually in advance.

 

Issue/Introduction

When you install infoScale7.4.1 Availability or InfoScale 7.4.1 Enterprise on Solaris 11.4 system. ‘Checking prerequisite patches and packages’ task reports Failed status like below.